Travel Safety and Security

As of May 26, 2020

If you choose to travel internationally, be aware of the following:

US State Department Advisory Global Level 4: Do Not Travel remains in effect. Standing State Department guidance is as follows: “The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period.” Read the full advisory here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html

Two Presidential Proclamations have been issued restricting entry/re-entry to the United States from certain countries (UK, Ireland, Schengen Area countries, China, Iran and Brazil). To understand how these proclamations may impact your entry/return to the US, read here:

In the event of an emergency abroad that requires assistance beyond or in addition to what the local authorities can provide, please contact ISOS at +1-215-942-8226 (call collect). VUMC's membership number is 11BTA1676447.

Faculty, Staff & Residents: All VUMC employees traveling abroad for work-related activities AND who book their travel using World Travel or Concur will automatically be registered in ISOS coverage. For easy access to these VUMC travel resources, visit the VUMC Travel Office.

If you are traveling abroad for work purposes and you do not book through World Travel or Concur, please manually register your international travel itinerary here.

Traveling to Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, or Venezuela? Contact vumc.export@vumc.orgfirst for current requirements

Export Compliance Travel Review

An International Travel Questionnaire ("ITQ") is required to be submitted at least 10 business days before any VUMC business-related travel outside of the U.S. occurs. The ITQ is a REDCap survey and can be found here.